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1963 Map of Caruthers

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Caruthers
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Caruthers serves as the hub of this Central Valley agricultural landscape in the early 1960s, its street grid oriented diagonally against the surrounding square-mile section lines. The town’s social fabric is anchored by landmarks like the Union Sch and Clemenceau Ave, while the surrounding countryside is defined by an intensive network of irrigation channels including the unnamed Canal, Aqueduct, and Ditch features that supported the region's productive vineyards and orchards.

Further north, the settlement of Bowles appears near the Bowles Ch and Pacific Union Sch, highlighting the importance of community institutions in these rural farming districts. Specialized land uses are evident at the Four Acres Sanitarium and a pair of aviation facilities, the Henderson Landing Strip and a secondary Landing Strip, reflecting a period when private airfields were common tools for crop dusting and local transport. The naming of numerous local thoroughfares, such as Parlier and Harlan, preserves the identities of the families who shaped this part of Fresno County.